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MINISTER: ILLEGAL RALLY AIMED AT DISCREDITING MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB'S LEADERSHIP
KUALA TERENGGANU (Malaysia), July 9 (Bernama) -- The illegal rally in Kuala
Lumpur Saturday aims to bring down the image of the government led by Prime
Minister Najib Tun Razak who has already achieved numerous successes
through the implementation of the 1Malaysia concept and economic transformation.
Information, Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim
said the illegal rally had been planned by a group who had their own agenda.
He said the opposition leaders would have liked if any of the protesters
were injured so that they could blame the Royal Malaysia Police and lodge a
claim against the government.
Thus, those participating in the illegal rally were asked to withdraw and
that wisdom should be exercised in such a critical situation, he told Bernama
after attending a meeting with the state directors of agencies under the
ministry here, Saturday.
He said the illegal rally in Kuala Lumpur should be taken as a demarcation
line for the Malays to think about the future and not to listen to leaders who
wished to rise up by using other people as a tool.
"I am puzzled why the Malays particularly do not feel that they have been
divided in such a situation.
"Where is the love and loyalty of the people (Malays), who laud Islam as the
teaching of Allah and that we should not be divided, and yet we don't see that
this (split) has happened," he said.
Rais said the people should realise that there were opposition leaders who
were now clapping because a split had occurred especially among the Malays.
"Are not the members of PAS and Umno from the same religion and race, are
they without any thought? I am making this call as someone who had long seen
this split and divergent cause...let us sit together at the negotiation table.
"Don't be too loyal to Anwar Ibrahim (Opposition Leader Anwar
Ibrahim) who wants to create agitation, or Ambiga (the organising chairman of
the illegal rally, S. Ambiga) who has no specific struggle. It's easy to
become 'Si Kitol' like in the 'Sejarah Melayu' (Malay Annals)," he said.
Rais also criticised the group for choosing to hold street demonstrations
whereas other channels could have been used to express their opinon and
intentions such as the State Legislative Assembly or Parliament.
-- BERNAMA
Lumpur Saturday aims to bring down the image of the government led by Prime
Minister Najib Tun Razak who has already achieved numerous successes
through the implementation of the 1Malaysia concept and economic transformation.
Information, Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim
said the illegal rally had been planned by a group who had their own agenda.
He said the opposition leaders would have liked if any of the protesters
were injured so that they could blame the Royal Malaysia Police and lodge a
claim against the government.
Thus, those participating in the illegal rally were asked to withdraw and
that wisdom should be exercised in such a critical situation, he told Bernama
after attending a meeting with the state directors of agencies under the
ministry here, Saturday.
He said the illegal rally in Kuala Lumpur should be taken as a demarcation
line for the Malays to think about the future and not to listen to leaders who
wished to rise up by using other people as a tool.
"I am puzzled why the Malays particularly do not feel that they have been
divided in such a situation.
"Where is the love and loyalty of the people (Malays), who laud Islam as the
teaching of Allah and that we should not be divided, and yet we don't see that
this (split) has happened," he said.
Rais said the people should realise that there were opposition leaders who
were now clapping because a split had occurred especially among the Malays.
"Are not the members of PAS and Umno from the same religion and race, are
they without any thought? I am making this call as someone who had long seen
this split and divergent cause...let us sit together at the negotiation table.
"Don't be too loyal to Anwar Ibrahim (Opposition Leader Anwar
Ibrahim) who wants to create agitation, or Ambiga (the organising chairman of
the illegal rally, S. Ambiga) who has no specific struggle. It's easy to
become 'Si Kitol' like in the 'Sejarah Melayu' (Malay Annals)," he said.
Rais also criticised the group for choosing to hold street demonstrations
whereas other channels could have been used to express their opinon and
intentions such as the State Legislative Assembly or Parliament.
-- BERNAMA
